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Table technical terms

 

Case

The information specified in a single row (other than the header row). 

 

Entry

The contents of a cell. 

 

Grid

An arrangement of hashed vertical and horizontal lines that appears as the background to every tables window. The grid divides the background area into small rectangular locations known as cells.

 

Header row

The top row of a table. The entries in this row identify the factor or attribute names, except for the rightmost entry which identifies the decision or classification name. 

 

Wildcard

An asterisk used to specify a 'wildcard' or 'don't care' value for an attribute.